A long line of Illinois court cases has held that damage caused by construction defects isn’t covered by commercial general liability insurance. Some rulings cited the scope of work, others focused on the nature of the damage and some hinged …
An Alabama judge awarded Robert and Mindy Barton $900,000 for actual damages and emotional distress caused by the botched construction of their custom home, but they won’t be able to collect that judgment from the homebuilder’s general liability insurer. The …
An insurer cannot intervene in a construction defects case where the insured had assigned its rights to collect under its policy to the plaintiff, a divided Colorado Supreme Court ruled. The 4-3 decision gives policyholders a method of protecting themselves …
A $54 million traffic management center being built for the state and city is plagued by numerous deficiencies, including leakage problems and incorrect installations of the roof, flooring, lobby glass walls and fire escape stairways, Honolulu officials said. The city …
Leaky walls and loose panels at the Minnesota Vikings‘ new $1.1 billion stadium pose health and safety concerns, according to a stadium official who says fixing the problems are a priority. Zinc panels covering the entire exterior of the building …
Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a bill aimed at curbing frivolous lawsuits over construction defects. The Assembly and Senate judiciary committees met Wednesday to discuss AB125, which is sponsored by the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Republicans say the bill would fix a …
Safety regulators have quietly placed two extra conditions on construction of TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL oil pipeline after learning of potentially dangerous construction defects involving the southern leg of the Canada-to-Texas project. The defects – high rates of bad welds, …
The Texas Supreme Court issued a key ruling Friday that should boost consumer confidence in the liability insurance coverage that builders and general contractors carry. Writing for the court, Justice Phil Johnson denied an insurance company’s attempt to avoid paying …
Owners occupying almost half the units at a luxury apartment building on Singapore’s resort island of Sentosa sued the developer over alleged defects. Ho Bee Investment Ltd. failed to fix termite-infested pool decking and flooded staircases in the common areas …
The Nevada Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday about a flawed hotel tower designed to be the centerpiece of MGM Resorts International’s glittery CityCenter development on the Las Vegas Strip that the company now wants to tear down. The question before …